ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Our mission is to be a progressive, high-quality school system that connects students and their families to a caring, traditional community. Our vision is to be a community connected by education. One system, one heartbeat, one Athens.

Portrait Of A Graduate

This is the district's stated goal and "North Star" that drives strategic planning as we work to empower all students for success in the 21st century.

Collaborative Teams

Collaboration and teamwork are essential to success, and we support and sustain the One Athens philosophy as individual educators and as a school family.

Professional Development

We intentionally foster a learning culture and team atmosphere through purposeful professional development including coaching, feedback and reflection.

Athens Academies

The academies are an innovative approach to increasing engagement, deepening learning and enriching the student experience in a meaningful way for every child.

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

The Athens Academies and Athens Intermediate School use a student-centered, project-based learning approach to teach the Alabama standards.

STANDARDS-BASED REPORTING

Our elementary schools use standards-based reporting to measure student progress & success in a project-based learning environment.

FAME Academy at Brookhill is a fine arts academy that integrates the arts within and through the curriculum in a way that uses art processes. The philosophy is simple; tap a child's creativity and curiosity for the arts while building student confidence and knowledge of artistic skills. It fosters respect for others and enhances cognitive development.

Our Vision

FAME Academy at Brookhill is a creative, high-energy, learning-driven school that engages students' minds by exploring, expressing, and applying knowledge through fine arts

What Makes Us Special

At FAME Academy, we strive to inspire a love of learning as we engage our students in deep, authentic learning experiences that integrate the arts We do this in within the context of a team environment that is often referred to as a family. We come across FAME Academy at Brookhill alumni who echo the familiar sentiment "There's no place like Brookhill." We agree. Brookhill holds a special place in the hearts of many.

What It Means To Be A Part Of Fame At Brookhill

We opened our doors in 1989 to welcome students into a warm family of educators We not only meet the educational needs of students, but love each student as our very own. The family atmosphere continues to this day. We love each other, respect each other and take care of each other. Making each individual a top priority is our main focus.

What You Can Expect From Us

Our job is to support our teachers and staff with quality professional development and resources that will give teachers the tools to be successful within the vision of Athens City Schools.

What We Expect From You

We are about family first! We expect all teachers to be dependable, growers, and learners for high-quality instruction centered around the vision of Athens City Schools. We work as a team to do “what is best” for our students.

Three Words To Describe Us

Student-centered Creative Uplifting

is to provide and create an environment where we are Helping Everyone Achieve Results Together. OUR VISION

A community empowering students in a collaborative learning environment offering a rigorous core curriculum emphasizing mind, body, and character.

What Makes Us Special

HEART Academy at Julian Newman provides a place where students explore health and wellness within a supportive and challenging environment while integrating math, science, and technology. We embrace the education of the whole child, employ the scientific process and promote personal connections to wellness. HEART Academy seeks to nurture the seeds of talent and curiosity that exist within a child naturally.

What It Means To Be A Part Of Heart Academy

Being a part of HEART Academy at Julian Newman means being part of a family that cares for the academic and social-emotional needs of students. Students instantly feel a part of our community because all teachers know them by name and greet them with a smile. We respect, celebrate, and care for each other's values. We are a home away from home and are fortunate to have support throughout our community Here at our school, we truly encompass what HEART stands for, Helping Everyone Achieve Results Togetherand we do just that! To be a part of our school is to be a part of our hearts.

What Our Teachers Say About Us

"Being part of HEART Academy means I am a part of a small town with big hopes and dreams for their students. We set the bar high and help students achieve their goals.”

What You Can Expect From Us

You will most definitely be welcomed with open arms! The teachers and staff take pride in building relationships at our school and creating a warm and inviting culture within our building. We are truly a family with HEART!

What We Expect From You

We want team members who have a growth mindsetone that keeps our school growing, passionate about learning, and will do whatever it takes to ensure success.

Curiosity sparks exploration. Exploration sparks ownership. Ownership sparks empowerment. At SPARK, we experiment, we create and we discover. SPARK stands for

Scientific Project-Based Research by Kids

A Culture Of Imagination

SPARK Academy is a Cognia STEM Certified school that teaches elementary curriculum through the lens of science, technology, engineering and math. We encourage students to experiment, create and discover their own learning through a STEM-rich curriculum and a culture that promotes exploration, taking chances and problem solving while learning the fundamental skills necessary to become a lifelong learner We believe that play is learning, struggle may be productive, learning and mastery may be demonstrated in multiple ways, students should be creators as well as consumers and that our community is our classroom.

What Our Students Say About Us

"We are so excited to tell you about the amazing learning happening here. SPARK Academy is a STEM themed school That means we learn everything through science, technology, engineering and math We all get to do projects in our classrooms. During our projects we do research on our own, talk with experts in person or through a video chat, go on field research trips and present what we have learned to our community We use robots, green screen videos and things we build and test to show what we have learned and discovered. This is our best way of making what we read and write about important to us. We are very proud of our school!"